000 ABNT20 KNHC 162331 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED JUST EAST OF NICARAGUA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED DUE TO PROXIMITY TO LAND. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN WILL SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION AT THIS TIME...AND DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...WILL BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS THE SYSTEM MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE